Nora Ephron: Thanks for putting Seattle on the map

Say what you will about the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition or the 1962 World’s Fair. Locals know that what really put Seattle on the map was a 1993 movie staring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

When “Sleepless in Seattle” debuted, people finally had something to say about our little corner of the country. What they were saying wasn’t entirely accurate — not everyone lives on a houseboat, and you really can’t get too many places by boat — but at least people were talking.

We can thank screenwriter and director Nora Ephron for that.

Ephron died Tuesday from leukemia. Take a minute to remember her quippy romantic comedies — especially this one.